Books by Barb Rosenstock
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review 1: Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by John O’Brien – 921 – Biography, NF – Fascinating biography about Thomas Jefferson and his life-long obsession with books, learning, and language. He wasn’t a perfect person and there were facts sprinkled through...
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review 1: Young readers may wonder how art can possibly speak, but for artist Vasily Kandinsky, the colors he used for his drawings sang and those sounds actually danced. Although he had a very proper upbringing and was trained in classic artist styles, he eventually rebelled and painted w...
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review 1: While based on true events, the author explains that little is actually known about what was said and done by Roosevelt and Muir during their trip together through Yosemite. So of necessity, some of this story is fictionalized. But it is still a marvelous story about the power ...
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review 1: Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers--like a proper artist. But as Vasya opened ...
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review 1: This is one of those books that defy traditional nonfiction, so I'm calling it creative/literary nonfiction. It's the "mostly true story" of Ben Franklin's attempt at inventing swimming apparatus. The swim fins and sandals never quite worked, but instead of calling them failure...